Erin Cotterell singled home pinch-runner Nikki Curran in the bottom eighth inning to give Middletown South a 6-5 victory over Howell, No. 20 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, in Middletown.

Curran ran for Julia Beck, who led off the single with a single to left. Grace Heller finished 2-for-3 with a triple, double, an RBI and a run for Middletown South. Tiffani Lambert earned the win after relieving Alli Podmajersky, who allowed five runs (two earned) on seven hits with eight strikeouts and three walks. Annemarie Bartow had two hits and two runs for Howell.

Allison Synder went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and two runs in Roxbury's 10-7 victory against Chatham in Roxbury.

Lexi Rinaldi finished 1-for-3 with two RBI for Roxbury, which scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a three-run lead. Emily Helmer and Taylor dash each hit three singles and scored a run for Roxbury.